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Lafayette grand jury indicts men in three separate killings

A Lafayette grand jury indicted four men in three separate killings, including one that occurred on the Fourth of July.

Isiah Sam, 17, of Carencro, was indicted Wednesday of second-degree murder in the killing of Jacqualon Sellers. A warrant was issued for his arrest.

Officers responded just after midnight on July 4 to a home on Brockton Drive in Carencro in reference to a disturbance with weapons, according to Carencro Police.

Maximillian Trautmann(Photo: Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office)

Sellers was transported by a private party to a local hospital and was pronounced dead upon arrival, Carencro police said.

Jordan Simmons, who was arrested in connection with the death of Sellers, according to KLFY, was not indicted on three charges of attempted second-degree murder.

Sean Perroncel, 32, and Maximilian Trautmann, 23, were indicted for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The indictment is related to the death of Pernell Boudreaux. Perroncel and Trautmann were indicted on a second-degree murder charge in the March killing.

Boudreaux, 25, was found shot to death on March 9 near his family's home. When officers arrived at Lebesque Road, they found Boudreaux face down near a construction area with two gunshot wounds in his back, according to court filings.

Sean Perroncel(Photo: Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office)

Perroncel was first charged with accessory after the fact to second-degree murder. His charges were upgraded about a week later to second-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder and armed robbery charges. He bonded out of jail on June 28 after his bond was reduced, according to court records.

Trautmann, of Carencro, was charged with second-degree murder and an armed robbery charge was added later. The armed robbery charge has since been dismissed, according to court records.

Trautmann, who pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder charge, bonded out of jail on May 16 and is on house arrest, according to court records.

Tristian Lafauci(Photo: Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office)

The state judge originally assigned to oversee Perroncel and Trautmann's case, Edward Rubin, recused himself because he is a close neighbor of Trautmann and his family, court records show. Judge Patrick Michot has been assigned to replace Rubin.

Tristian Lafauci was indicted on the second-degree murder charge in the killing of his father, 44-year-old Leo Lafauci. The 23-year-old was in an argument with his father before fatally shooting him on June 14, according to Lafayette Police.

Brenda and Philip Trosclair were indicted for the molestation of a juvenile. The couple is accused by Broussard Police of molesting a 4-year-old relative between March 31 and April 3.

Philip Trosclair(Photo: Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Department)

Broussard Police officers were contacted by medical staff on April 3 after a 4-year-old complained of being molested. At the time, there was medical evidence of molestation and the child told authorities who was committing the molesting, according to police.

John Chaisson Jr., 28, was indicted on charges of first-degree rape, domestic abuse battery by strangulation with a child present and domestic abuse battery with a child present. All three crimes, which happened on or about May 15, involved a person who is referred to as M.L. in the indictment.

Louisiana law defines first-degree rape as sexual intercourse committed when one of these circumstances applies: the victim resists the act; the offender threatens harm; the victim is under the age of 13; the offender is armed with a weapon; two or more offenders participated in the act; the victim cannot consent because of a mental or physical condition. If convicted, it carries a life sentence.